# PRODUCT\_ID Unexpected behavior

**URL:** <https://community.particle.io/t/product-id-unexpected-behavior/18295>\
**Category:** Cloud\
**Created:** [December 15, 2015, 11:45am UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/product-id-unexpected-behavior/18295 "2015-12-15T11:45:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![joe4465](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7feea3/32.png) [@joe4465](https://community.particle.io/u/joe4465)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2015, 11:45am UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/product-id-unexpected-behavior/18295/1 "2015-12-15T11:45:58Z")

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I have set up a product in the organisations dashboard and assigned some devices - all is good.

However when I flash a different device (not associated with a product) with code containing the PRODUCT\_ID and an old PRODUCT\_VERSION the device is immediately and automatically flashed with the product code.

This should not happen as the device is not assigned to the product. Is this a bug?